Melinda Hawkins-Taylor at a glance
- Current role
- Criminal Judge
- Court
- New Jersey Superior Court, Essex Vicinage
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Melinda Hawkins-Taylor
Criminal Judge · New Jersey Superior Court, Essex Vicinage
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Media Access And Electronic Devices
New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.
Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.New Jersey Courts ↗
Sources
New Jersey Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/allNew Jersey Courts
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf